{"product_id":"delta-of-cassiopeia-hardcover","title":"Delta of Cassiopeia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed Morrissey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese twenty stories and twelve sonnets by award-winning author Ted Morrissey are collected here for the first time. Arranged chronologically, they trace his literary development over four decades, beginning in the early 1990s and including work produced within the last few years. Among the earliest stories are \"Fische Stories\" (published in \u003cem\u003eGlimmer Train Stories\u003c\/em\u003e) and \"Mix\" \u003cem\u003e(Paris Transcontinental\u003c\/em\u003e); transitional stories include \"Communion with the Dead\" \u003cem\u003e(The Chariton Review\u003c\/em\u003e) and \"Melvill in the Marquesas\" (the opening section of his novella \u003cem\u003eWeeping with an Ancient God\u003c\/em\u003e, named a Best Book of 2015 by \u003cem\u003eChicago Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e); and there are three previously uncollected \u003cem\u003eCrowsong \u003c\/em\u003estories, extensions of his multi-award-winning 2017 novel \u003cem\u003eCrowsong for the Stricken\u003c\/em\u003e (which \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e called \"strange and beautiful\" in a starred review and named a Best Indie Book of 2017). The sonnets are his\u003cem\u003e Laertes Sonnet Sequence\u003c\/em\u003e (appearing in such journals as\u003cem\u003e Bellevue Literary Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Grand Little Things \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ePrime Number Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e), written in apostrophe to his father Vince, who passed away suddenly in 2012. The collection begins with the author's newly written introduction \"Delta of Cassiopeia\" in which he shares lessons learned from a lifetime of writing and teaching writing as well as anecdotes about some of the collected material. The introduction also discusses the state of the publishing industry and the reasons why most writers have difficulty establishing a devoted readership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42721042464831,"sku":"9781733194990","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4c9481af5a7985c7aa9f0a5233fae567.webp?v=1765090976","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/delta-of-cassiopeia-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}